Telegram-herald., 1887-08-18

when there came Knocking at the door.
which, on being opened, admitted function
ary, who zgniaed by signs that he was there
To load W 10 the bath. We gladly consented,
and we're conducted to a delightful marble
chamber, with a pool OF running crystal
water in the eeater OF it, into which we
gayly piunged When We had bathed we re-
turned % our apartment and dressed. and
then went into the central room where we
had snEPsd On the previous evening, to find a
raorziag meal already prepared for as, and a
eapit-.l neal il wss, Though / should be puz-
Eied % describe ths dishes. After breakfast
We lorugsd round and admired the tapestries
ard carpets and soma pieces OF statuary that
we're plSced ABOUT. wondering ths while what
was goisg 20 happen next Indeed, by this
time our minds ~are IN such state OF CON-
piole b@wLlas-uaent that We wezs, as q matter
q fact, res iy for anything thai might ar
riTs- As FOR Cur sense OF sstOEishnoent, il
was pretty well ooiiterated. While we were
SIN thgs engaged. our friesd the captain OF
the guard sseatsd himself. and with many
oheizsacss Signifsd that We were 70 follow
hiru. which We did, not without doubts and
heart sssrchiHss-for ve guessed that the
time hid oo1s when we should have 20 settle
the biz for those confoUEdsd hippopotami With
cur cold eyed friend Agon. the high priest
However, there vas 10 help for il, and per-
sonally tool great comfort ia tie prorni. Q
Of the protection of the sister queens, know
ing thSs Il isGies have a viii they can gener-
ally fnd a way. 50 OF We started as though
We hke.l it. A minutes walk through a pas
saSe and an outer co1rt brought Us 70 the
great double gates Of the palace tsst open On
"a tss wide highway which runs % bin
through the heart q NilcSis 70 the Temple os
the sun, a uslle away, and taencc down the
slope On tbs farther side OF the temple 70 ths
outer wafl Of the city.
These gates ere very large and massive, and
an extraordinarily beautiful work in metal
Between theul--tor one set Is placed at the en-
trance - an interior. AID one at thas u the
exterior walls q fosse. forty-fve feet in
width. This fosse is filed with water and
spannsd By a drawbridSe. which. when lifted.
makes the palace nearly impreSnabls 70 any,
thing ezceps siege guns As We came ons
hair % the wide gates were flung opsn. and
We pssse5 ever the dravbridgp. and presently
stood gazing up one Of tas most imposing. IL
not tks most imposing. r0sdwsys in the
world II Is 100 feet from curb "a curb. and
on either side. not craznped ard crowded to-
gsther. ss . cur European fashion, bat each
Standing IN its ovn xrounis, and bsslf saui-
distant from and in similar style % he rest.
ars series of splendid siazls stored man
sions. sli q rcd granite These srs the town
houses of the nobiss ct the coart. and strstca
awsy in unbrcksa hass for mile or nor.
tiii the sye = arrested By the gisrious VISION
of ths Tszrie of tbs Sun taat crowns the hil
and beads she roadway.
As va stoosi gassng as ttfs splendid sight.
cs which more s1cn. there suddenly dashed
up - the eatewsy feur rhsrioss. each esrawn
By two white horses Ths srSt aad last of
these chsriets were oc,-arIed bT euarsis. but
the csnter tn we're empty sacsrt for ths
driver. and ~ ,aese vs. wsrs}cen6sctsd. Az
phonse snd 4 eot iato the aFst. sr8 SIR
Henry. Coed sssi Uraslcpogaas FnSo the en-.
bahiad. srf tssn EuSd>niv or we waxt. snd
we "a 70 Aacrx the Za-VsHds a. il rot
usual 60 trct Horses sither riding CT &riviax--
especially wen tie isurnaT - - aade =
shcrt one--tfey - ~ fssi zsstop AZ s,ou "a
- wefs sestea the driver called sat. shs
horses spr>sg fcrvsr5. ant " were -alrisd
swsv ~ = sreed sufficient - take ore's
srsssn. enS whica. 61 I xot srcastSssed -
= kepF afe IN a1c-,enosry fear # sa apaee.
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sesra.riag face g tte shls ~ what be caIlss
ths sevl en- q facre.r thinksrZ ekss every
uacnsent was BIS lsss Presently 6 occurred
a. sln to ssx wsere ~ were rrinz. snd (
tri hius Eat. 81 FAR ~ cons sscsrtsia. W.
we're geiak 70 se sacr.dosa ~ berasas Yea